A02178:1935
The works of the reverend and faithful servant of Jesus Christ M. Richard Greenham,…The workes of the reuerend and faithfull seruant af Iesus Christ M. Richard Greenham,…
The works of the reverend and faithful servant of Jesus Christ M. Richard Greenham, minister and preacher of the Word of God collected into one volume: revised, corrected, and published, for the further building of all such as love the truth, and desire to know the power of godliness. By H.H.The workes of the reuerend and faithfull seruant af Iesus Christ M. Richard Greenham, minister and preacher of the Word of God collected into one volume: reuised, corrected, and published, for the further building of all such as loue the truth, and desire to know the power of godlinesse. By H.H.
London: printed by Thomas Snodham and Thomas Creede for William Welby, 1612London: printed by Thomas Snodham and Thomas Creede for VVilliam VVelby, 1612
Part 2 › Treatise 11: A TREATISE OF BLESSEDNESS.Part 2 › Treatise 11: A TREATISE OF BLESSEDNES.
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Concerning the effects of blessedness, some are inward and some are outward, the effects inward are partly in respect of our selves only, & partly in regard both of our selves and of others: those in our selves are either concerning mortification, or about our sanctification. The first of these is both truly & orderly couched in that sermon of the Lord Jesus,1 Marth. 5. where those men are set in the first rank, who are emptied both of the opinion of their own wisdom, and of all persuasion of their own righteousness: and of those it is said, Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the (kingdom) of heaven. Now because ⟨p. 209⟩many have lost their hold in judgement, who have not so throughly given over in affection: in the next degree happiness is promised to such, who are so far descended into2 the sight of their own vileness and sense of their natural corruptions, that they are not only convinced of an unrighteousness inherent in their judgements, but also are much humbled for it in their affections, of whom the Lord of comfort hath thus determined: Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted. Further, for that Satan laboureth and prevaileth much in over coming exercised minds with petty shames (a thing oft incident to afflicted consciences) the next be attitude is allotted to them, that are meek in spirit, 3who mourn rather in themselves, possessing their souls in patience, than murmur against others, as labouring in a secret disdain of them: and of this sort of mourners the Lord Jesus hath pronounced this judgement, Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Neither must we be of too abject a spirit, as they that will patiently suffer all things, because they would be troubled with nothing (for that were rather a stoical and unchristian sottishness, than an heroical and Christian meekness): but willingly submitting our necks to the yoke, by the Lord his appointment imposed upon us, we are rather patiently to wait for the time of our deliverance, and by labouring to keep a good conscience, we4 are to hunger and thirst after righteousness: where with upon the credit of the Lord his own word, we shall in his good time be satisfied.